Concerts · composition · artistic direction · education
This dossier gathers a verifiable selection of Pere Soto’s activity in Mexico. It is intended for cultural centers, festivals, museums, universities and programmers.
Pere Soto is a guitarist, composer, arranger, music producer and educator. His documented work in Mexico spans from a chamber-music premiere in 2000 to recent multidisciplinary projects. He has performed or collaborated at the Lunario of the Auditorio Nacional, Museo Tamayo, Biblioteca Henestrosa / Casa de la Ciudad, ICBC (Baja California), Centro Cultural San Pablo and the Puebla Symphony Orchestra, with sustained activity in Oaxaca.
| Year | Milestone | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World premiere of String Quartet No. 2 (Mexico City Quartet). | Artist source. |
| 2011 | Guest soloist with Puebla Symphony Orchestra; arrangements with Oaxaca Big Band. | CV; Ciudadanía Express. |
| 2014–2015 | Oaxaca: free jazz with Nandayapa & Muñoz (Biblioteca Henestrosa, FAHHO); San Pablo with Ken Basman. | FAHHO + artist. |
| 2016 | Lunario, Auditorio Nacional (4 Feb): Gypsy Guitar Project, guest Silvie Henry Germain. | La Jornada, El Economista, Milenio. |
| 2016 | Tijuana / ICBC: Gypsy Jazz masterclass, Plaza Río concert, improvisation workshop. | Los Angeles Times / AFN; TV Tijuana. |
| 2016 | El Mogor, Ensenada (12 Aug): Gypsy Project (Jazz en El Mogor). | Los Angeles Times. Documentary unpublished. |
| 2017 | Museo Tamayo — tribute to Ornette Coleman (with Muñoz & Nandayapa). | Museos de México. |
| 2017 | Casa de la Ciudad / Biblioteca Henestrosa (Jazz Oax II) with Alfonso Muñoz. | Ciudadanía Express. |
| 2018 | Tijuana Jazz School: master classes in guitar and film scoring. | Taller de Músics. |
| 2024 | Procesión: Tiempo de Gigantes (Oaxaca) — artistic director; score Cinco Gigantes. | El Imparcial, NVI, Quadratin. |
Gypsy jazz, classical, electroacoustic and fusion. Press covered the Django Reinhardt homage.
Open Gypsy Jazz masterclass at Multiforo ICBC, Plaza Río concert, improvisation workshop.
Tribute to Ornette Coleman with Alfonso Muñoz and Gustavo Nandayapa. Video
Artistic direction and premiere of Cinco Gigantes for symphony orchestra and contemporary dance.